Global Airlines signed the contract yesterday which will see EFW carry out airframe heavy maintenance on the ex-China Southern A380 which was recently purchased from Hi-Fly Malta.
In a statement EFW said it "will be responsible for all scheduled maintenance, including mandatory inspections and component replacements." Works will commence at EFW's Dresden facility during the fourth quarter of this year.' Once the maintenance and flight preparation are complete the A380 will then be having a cabin refit ready for operations which Global hopes will begin early 2025.
Global Airlines is the idea of James Asquith who thinks he sees a gap in the transatlantic market from London Gatwick (LGW/EGKK) using high density aircraft. There 380 will have a three-class layout with between 450-470 seats.
Destinations touted by Global include New York and Los Angeles putting in direct competition with Heathrow based British Airways and Virgin Atlantic, both well-established Airlines in the transatlantic market.
The Global Airbus A380-841 started its life with China Southern Airlines on the 01/03/2013 as B-6140 It was stored in 12/2022
02/02/2023 HiFly Malta took ownership.
03/02/2024 Global Airlines took ownership of the aircraft and registered to 9H-GLOBL
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